Fondation de l'Opera de Quebec
Public foundation · Quebec, Quebec · BN 126300029RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($500,576) as filed with the CRA.
Fondation de l'Opera de Quebec is a public foundation based in Quebec, Quebec, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $234K in revenue and $501K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 46% from donations, 21% from government. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $176K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 9% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $200K in 2024, the largest being $200K to Opéra de Québec inc.. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $388K in 2020 to $234K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Favoriser et promouvoir l'art lyrique. Versements sous formes de bourses et de contributions a l'opera de quebec inc. Au prix de l'excellence de la culture et a divers autres organismes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $234K | $501K | $317 | $14K | $200K | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $233K | $39K | $581 | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $395K | $245K | $200K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $277K | $97K | $24K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $388K | $113K | $38K | — | — | $899K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $200K to 1 qualified donee:
- Opéra de Québec inc.$200K
Received $176K from 11 charities:
- The Azrieli Foundation$50K
- Fondation Québec Philanthrope$48K
- Canadahelps Canadon$22K
- Canadahelps Canadon$22K
- Fondation Famille François et Monique Bourgeo$20K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$10K
- Fondation Québec Philanthrope$1,949
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$1,084
- Fondation Québec Philanthrope$850
- Fondation Desjardins$453
- Fondation Philantra Philantra Foundation$200
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Philippe-Edwin Bélanger (président); Sophie Cloutier (vice-présidente); Patrice Drolet (administrateur); Normand Gervais (trésorier); Jean-Guy Gingras (vice-président); Isabelle Pascot (administratrice); Marie-Claude Perron (administratrice); Céline Saucier (administratrice); Daniel Turp (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fondation de l'Opera de Quebec’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 126300029RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.